Open Source IDE Plugin for Rovo Dev CLI (JetBrains and VS Code)

[Paweł Ruta]

Hello,

I've created RovoBridge, an open-source plugin that provides a GUI wrapper for the Rovo Dev CLI in both JetBrains IDEs and VS Code. Built for personal use to speed up my workflow, I'm sharing it in case others find it useful.

What it does:

• Rich prompt composer with multi-line editing
• Easy context management via drag & drop, keyboard shortcuts, or context menus
• Inline file referencing with # autocomplete
• Smart "chips" UI for managing which files/code snippets are sent with prompts
• Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)

Quick setup:

1. Download from releases page (manual install required - not in marketplace yet)
2. If acli isn't on PATH, update settings with full path (e.g., C:\users\pawel\acli.exe rovodev run)

This was an experiment to see how well AI could build whole application - over 90% of the code was AI-generated, mostly with Rovo Dev CLI! I'm not planning to expand it further, so if anyone wants to take over and improve it, please feel free. The new "serve" mode, in particular, might allow for getting rid of the terminal wrapper.

Links:

• Main repository
• JetBrains plugin README
• VS Code extension README

Hope someone finds this useful!

[Ash McConnell]

This is really cool, thanks!